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German parliament backs controversial military service law amid Russian threat
BERLIN, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Germany’s parliament approved a controversial new military service law on Friday that aims to boost Bundeswehr numbers and meet NATO targets as tensions with Russia […]
Kremlin says Russia is encouraged by talks with US, ready to engage further
MOSCOW, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia and the United States were making progress in peace talks on Ukraine and that Moscow was ready to […]
Russia says Ukrainian attack caused fire at Azov Sea port of Temryuk
MOSCOW, Dec 5 (Reuters) – A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at Russia’s Azov Sea port of Temryuk, the local emergencies centre said on Friday. Read full story Date: […]
Deadly cyclone dents Sri Lanka’s peak tourism season
KANDY, Sri Lanka, Dec 5 (Reuters) – November to January are usually the busiest season for Herath Gedara Rohan Anil Kumara’s three-bedroom homestay in Sri Lanka’s hill country, famed for […]
In Nigeria, anguish turns to anger for parents of kidnapped children
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Two weeks after one of Nigeria’s worst school kidnappings, parents of the more than 250 missing children are desperate for news and dismayed at […]
Oprah Winfrey praises Australia’s social media ban for children
SYDNEY, Dec 5 (Reuters) – American talk show host Oprah Winfrey has praised Australia’s decision to ban social media for under-16s from next week, saying the move would help young […]
German parliament vote on pensions tests Merz’s authority
BERLIN, Dec 5 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ability to control his unruly coalition faces a test on Friday when parliament votes on a pensions bill that stirred a […]
Deadly Sumatra flooding triggers memories of Indian Ocean tsunami
NORTH ACEH, Indonesia, Dec 5 (Reuters) – For fisherman Effendi Basyaruddin, the deadly floods and landslides in Indonesia’s Aceh province over the past week have triggered traumatic memories of the […]
Video shows final, confused moments of survivors of U.S. boat strike in Caribbean, say sources
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – When the U.S. military carried out its first strike against a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean on September 2, the attack began with an […]
Harvard professor arrested by US immigration agents after firing pellet gun near synagogue
BOSTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – U.S. immigration authorities arrested a visiting professor at Harvard Law School this week after he pleaded guilty to discharging a pellet gun outside a Massachusetts […]
